Category: Lake Orion
OAA Red Division baseball race a little cloudy entering final week
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com With exceptional team depth this season, the OAA Red Division race in the preseason was said to be wide open and many league coaches felt that the league race could go down to the final week. That has turned out to be the case this season. With every team […]
Stoney Creek drains Lake Orion in thriller
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — In baseball, winning does not always need to be pretty. Rochester Stoney Creek proved that Monday evening. In a week of showdowns where four teams — Stoney Creek, Lake Orion, Clarkston and Troy Athens — all eyeing at least a piece of the OAA Red Division […]
Schaenzer, Dragons drop Avondale to remain in title chase
LAKE ORION — Still in the hunt. Lake Orion kept pace atop of the OAA Red Division baseball standings with an 8-1 victory over Auburn Hills Avondale Tuesday. The Dragons (22-5, 9-3) scored three in the second, four in the third and pone more in the sixth to pull away. Avondale plated just one run […]
North too much for Lake Orion
Grosse Pointe North downs Lake Orion GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Grosse Pointe North proved too much to overcome, as the Northsmen toppled Lake Orion 10-3 in a non-conference girls lacrosse match. Tiffany Smrtnik recorded eight saves in the loss, while seniors Jordan Hill, Sydney Bryce, Ashley Dakki and Rachel Cohen kept the pressure on. Paige […]
TRACK: Ortonville Brandon Division 1 Regional Results
Boys Track DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 20 at Ortonville Brandon H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Grand Blanc, 114; 2. Oxford, 108; 3. Holly, 78; 4. Romeo, 72; 5. Swartz Creek, 65.5; 6. Lake Orion, 52.5; 7. Clarkston, 31; 8. Port Huron, 29.5; 9. Fenton, 29; 10. Rochester Adams, 26.5; 11. Pontiac, 20; 12.Utica Eisenhower, 17; […]
Adams wins first regional track title since 2002
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORTONVILLE — A few track athletes at Rochester Adams had an excuse Friday night. Apparently, the Highlanders forgot that a team actually needs a trophy before for a victory lap can take place. One can’t blame them, as the last time Adams won a regional trophy, they were all […]
ON TRACK: Oxford, Troy, Rochester, Avondale, Adams all eying regional track titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It’s been nearly two decades since Oxford has been considered a state powerhouse in track and field. The Wildcats hope to reinsert themselves as such in the upcoming championship season. Oxford, behind a large senior and junior class of top-flight athletes, has not won a regional title since back-to-back […]
Girls Tennis Regional Results
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 19 at Grosse Pointe South) TEAM SCORES — 1. (tie) Troy, 26; Grosse Pointe South, 26; 3. Troy Athens, 19; 4. (tie) Utica Ford II, 8; Warren Cousino, 8; 6. Fraser, 5; 7. (tie) Royal Oak, 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4; 9. Warren Mott, 3; 10. Southfield Lathrup, 1. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS […]
Clarkston wins first tennis regional, Rochester also advances
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With each passing match, Kelsey Dieters seems to be getting better. The senior No. 1 singles star from Rochester High picked up three more wins Thursday at a Division 1 regional, giving her a stellar 101-5 record in her career and her fourth straight regional title, […]
Dragons card 310 to pace OAA-Red field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Lake Orion figured to be among the leaders in the OA Red Division boys golf race this season. The Dragons took over pole position Monday at Boulder Pointe. With three golfers in the top 10, all under 80, Lake Orion won the first of two league tournaments […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks Royal Oak; Oxford trips up Harrison
CLAKRSTON — Behind the foot of Lisa Lyons, Clarkston tripped up Royal Oak 2-0 Wednesday night in OAA Red Division girls soccer play. Lyons scored off a feed from Sam Johnson in the first half, while Lyons converted a pass from Morgan Todd in the second half for the Wolves. Jackie Gite made six saves […]
BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 18 at Pontiac CC) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 296; 2. North Farmington, 299; 3. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 300; 4. Novi, 305; 5. Birmingham Brother Rice, 306; 6. Rochester, 309; 7. White Lake Lakeland, 311; 8. Clarkston, 312; 9. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, […]
Sending shockwaves: Division 4 Oakland Christian wins first Oakland County D-I golf crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As a small school, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was just trying to gain some respect at Wednesday’s Oakland County Division I Boys Golf Tournament. The Lancers gained much more than that. Putting together a play-five, count-four team score of 296, Oakland Christian sent shockwaves through the prep […]
Clarkston explodes against Lake Orion to clinch OAA-White lacrosse title
SCOOPING IT UP: Clarkston’s Sage Beauregard looks to pick up the losse ball as Lake Orion’s Jordan hill closes in during Monday’s OAA White Division showdown. BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Clarkston may not be used to winning in girls lacrosse. In fact, it was not expected this season. Nevertheless, it’s […]
Tiny Oakland Christian hopes to give Brother Rice a challenge at D-I Oakland County golf tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — In most years, a state-ranked school emerges as the team champion at the Oakland County Division I boys golf tournament. The annual 25-school championship features seven ranked teams, plus several others with high hopes of contending at the prestigious tourney, which essentially kicks off the championship season […]
BOYS GOLF: OAA Red Division Tournament Results
Boys Golf OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT NO. 1 (At Boulder Pointe G.C., par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 310; 2. Rochester Adams, 319; 3. Clarkston, 320; 4. Rochester, 324; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 327; 6. Troy, 329. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Mason Gorris (Lake Orion) 73; 2. Ben Van Orman (Rochester Adams) 75; […]
Dragons relocate offensive magic in winning Cavaliers Classic
FLINT — Offensive production has been hard to come by for Lake Orion’s girls soccer program in the rugged OAA Red Division this season. The Dragons found some of that old magic Saturday in winning the Cavaliers Classic at Flint Carman-Ainsworth. Lake Orion outscored its two opponents 7-0 on the day to earn a pair […]
OAA track titles are on the line at league championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — For years, Chip Bridges felt his Farmington boys team could compete in the OAA’s upper echelon. Finally this season, the Falcons are at the top. Farmington carried a 6-0-0 dual meet record into Friday’s OAA Red Division championships at Clarkston as one of the favorites. “I’ve felt […]
